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COLOSSAL STREET JAM Release “No Way to Live” Via FRETBAR RECORDS


New Jersey rock band COLOSSAL STREET JAM has released their single, “No Way to Live,” with Independent, taste-maker label, FRETBAR RECORDS. With soaring vocals from front-man GENE POTTSHammond organ by ERIC SAFKA, melodic guitar in the talented hands of SAL MARRA, and a rhythmic foundation from bassist TONY FLORA and drummer DAVE HALPERN, this new release will quickly become a hit, with an electrifying new music video slated to release late November, 2023, followed by the full album in 2024.

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COLOSSAL STREET JAM Join the FRETBAR RECORDS Family


New Album, No Way To Live, Out NOW!

Emerging rock sensation COLOSSAL STREET JAM is thrilled to announce their exciting collaboration with independent record label FRETBAR RECORDS. This partnership marks a significant milestone in the band’s journey as they embark on a new chapter of their musical career.

COLOSSAL STREET JAM, known for their high-energy performances and bluesy rock sound, has captured the hearts of rock enthusiasts across the nation with their unique blend of classic rock influences and modern melodies, quickly elevating them to prominence in the competitive music scene.

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KENNY DUBMAN Releases Official Music Video for “Modern Day Jesus”


New Jersey based heavy rock artist KENNY DUBMAN has released the official music video for “Modern Day Jesus.” The second single off of his upcoming album, Conflicted, “Modern Day Jesus” reflects on the overwhelming pain and suffering that plague our society.

“’Modern Day Jesus’ poses the question….what if Jesus was actually a random person that walked among us…and his purpose on earth was to simply to absorb as much of mankind’s ills as possible, to keep us from going over the edge as a species…but there’s just so much of it, that even HE is getting overwhelmed? The answer might just be to do better as human beings.” – KENNY DUBMAN

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KENNY DUBMAN Returns with Anthemic New Single and Music Video, “Old Dog,” Featuring CHARLIE STARR of BLACKBERRY SMOKE!


New Jersey based heavy rock artist KENNY DUBMAN has released the official music video for “Old Dog,” the debut single with CHARLIE STARR (BLACKBERRY SMOKE) off of his upcoming LP, Conflicted. Produced by Kenny Dubman and Steve DeauctisConflicted was recorded at Sound Spa Productions in Edison, NJ, and features additional guest appearances by Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNEBLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and SCOTTI HILL (SKID ROW), with a release fat 4/29/2022.

Conflicted is really an album of observations of human nature and behavior…every single track is about things that people do, and the impact these things have on both themselves and others in their sphere. Human emotion drives human behavior, which ultimately shapes our worlds, for better or worse. Every single person is conflicted, in one way or another, at some point in their lives.” – KENNY DUBMAN

Track List:
1. Old Dog
2. Modern Day Jesus
3. Beautiful Like You
4. Robbing You Blind
5. Toeing the Line
6. You Belong
7. Stuck on Replay
8. Cruelest of Them All
9. Winter Wind
10. Pitiful Fool
11. For the Taking
12. Wool Over Your Eyes

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Kenny was raised in a house where music played all the time, and it was his mom’s Hendrix and Santana records that etched their way into his psyche…he had to know how to make those sounds. By age 9 he had started guitar lessons, and by 12, had begun to unravel the mysteries of real rock guitar playing on his own, courtesy of Ace Frehely on the first Kiss Alive album. Ace was playing the Jimmy Page licks…but he played them slowly and methodically enough for a kid to digest and be able to repeat them, albeit clumsily at first. Over time, the pentatonic scale layout of the neck revealed itself, and he was off to the races, never looking back.

By Kenny’s senior year in high school, he had joined a newly minted band called Prophet with a bunch of Jersey guys several years his senior. They busted their asses learning progressive rock covers by Kansas, Yes, Rush, Genesis, Pink Floyd….as well as hard rock like Scorpions, Van Halen, Sabbath and AC/DC. By 1982, Prophet was one of the kings of the NJ club band circuit, playing 5 nights per week to packed houses all over the tri state area. In 1985, Prophet would release the first of their 3 albums; the self-titled “Prophet” (1985), followed by “Cycle Of The Moon” (1988), and “Recycled” (1991). All records met with critical acclaim, yet Prophet would never rise above cult following status…a following which still remains today.

A few original music projects followed in the early 90’s, but he was growing weary of the music business and all of it’s fickle whims. He lost his passion for creating and trying to forge ahead, and channeled those passions elsewhere.

In 2013, Kenny found himself at an all-time low, having gone through quite a few years of real trauma in his personal life. He had finally shed all his baggage, and was slowly regaining himself and learning to stand again…gradually finding his footing. It was during this period that he stumbled on to an album that would set the course for a whole new musical re-birth for him…”The Whippoorwill” by Blackberry Smoke. Just happened to click on it by chance one day while looking for an album to play while at work. A year later, he was still listening to the whole record every day. A few months after that, song ideas that he thought were worth capturing started to appear for the first time in years. And on July 4th, 2016, Kenny released “Reckless Abandon”, his very first 100% solo record. And THAT…is where this awesome journey started for the second time…and he’ll never look back again.

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